‘Man detonated IED in front of neighbour's house out of anger’

The man who was arrested in connection with the discovery of a package containing an improvised explosive device (IED) in Mak Mandin, Penang, on Sunday is believed to have detonated the device in front of his neighbour's house out of anger.

Seberang Perai Utara district police chief Mohd Asri Shafie said that based on preliminary investigations, the 32-year-old local acted in this way because he claimed that an elderly man, who was his neighbour, often demeaned him...